Apparatus for cleaning the strakes on the driving-wheels of traction-engines.



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APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE ST'RAKES ON THE DRIVING WHEELS'OF TRACTION ENGINES. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16. 1913.

1,167,409. Patented Jan. 11,1916.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH co.. WASHINGTON, -D. c.

JUL-ES GQBIET, BF VALEIITZGNE Z, FRANCE.

APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE STRAKEES 9N TEE DRIVIl'EG-WHEELS OF TRACTIGII- ENGINES.

Application filed August To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jonas Gonin'r, n citizen of the French Republic, residing at Velentigney, Doubs, France, have invented certain new and useful improvements in. Apparatus for Cleaning the Strehes on the Driving-ll heels of Clrection-l3ngines of which the following is e specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved apparatus for cleaning the driving fillets or gro .sers on the driving; wheels of agricultural traction engines and the like, from the soil, which accumulates between the said fillets and thus diminishes their efliciency.

lhis invention is illustrated by way or example in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is 21 front elevation of one modification of the improved apparatus applied to wheel provided with driving fillets or grousers. Fig. 2 is a partial plan thereof drawn to a larger scale. 3 is a. partial plan of n fur her modified form of the improved apparatus.

As shown, the felly or rim of the wheel a. is provided on its periphery with driving fillets or grousers Z).

c is a. support fixed to the training of the vehicle and in it is slidebly mounted 1:1. rod (Z terminating; at one end in :1 round shoulder 0 to serve as an abutment. A stud f which may consist of a square head of u bolt, whose round portion extends through the other end of a rod (1 and is capable of turning freely therein on its axis, the said extended portion being upset to form a circular head.

It is to he understood that as the wheel Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jen.

1913. Serial l lo. 785,149.

rotates, the stud being guided by the rod (Z which by this ilnct receives a to-nnd-fro motion, is caused to rub successively along the fillets b as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 112. in such a. manner as to sore e away the soil lullierino' thereto.

in the inodilicstion shown in Fig. the rod (Z which carries the stud, arranged, instcr off niorii'i lonoitudinelly, to rock on 1 pivot pin curv ed p :1 support it.

tood that the cleaning;

it to be u may be provided with any other le term of stud instead of the square stud shown, according to the shape 01? the lillGtS.

i ,nt l clniin 1 the driving; wheels of traction en ines comprising in cmnhinetion fillets or nrousers on the face of the driving wheels which u re arranged sngulnrl v and in opposite directions from each edge of the wheel alternate 13*. a support fixed to the engine ire. L rod adapted to slide longitudinally in said support, a. stud extending through the end of said rod and adapted to turn axially whereby on the rotation of the wheel the rod is reciprocnted, one side of euch fillet contacting with the stud removing the 2d hering soil from the side of the lillet, the

stud thus moving acros. the whole fate of the wheel.

in testimony whereof I have efiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULES G'Qlllllt Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 6.

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